Posted on Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 at 1:50 pm.
Controversy has always been a part of boxing. There is a reason that it is called the red light district of sports. Last week was not exception as some polemical stories came out and hit the boxing landscape in a big way. No surprise that the stories involve some of the biggest names in the :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 at 7:28 pm.
MATTHYSSE WANTS GARCIA REMATCH, BUT FIRST ITS ORTIZ Quiet, a bit introverted and not much interested in the limelight, there might not be another fighter active in boxing today that has captured the imagination better of the boxing audience solely on his performances inside the ring than Lucas “The Machine” Matthysse. Known for extraordinary power :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 at 7:09 pm.
Boxing History: September 3, 1924 Harry Greb W 6 Jimmy Slattery, Buffalo. According to the Pittsburgh Post, Slattery took the fight to Greb and unleashed an accurate two-handed attack to clearly win the first two rounds. He drove Harry around the ring as the crowd roared. Greb held Slattery even in the third, and handed :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 at 7:00 pm.
Despite all his shenanigans, polarizing ex-world champion Adrien Broner is one of the most popular fighters in the sport of boxing right now. Whether you love him or hate him, many boxing fans can’t help themselves to tune in. From his eccentric choice of clothes, to his questionable YouTube videos and the outrageous proclamations he :READ MORE…
Posted on Saturday, August 30th, 2014 at 6:20 am.
Boxing History: August 28, 1963 Dick Tiger KO 7 Gene Fullmer, Ibadan, Nigeria. Retains World Middleweight Title. Dick Tiger CBE (born Richard Ihetu August 14, 1929 – December 14, 1971) was a boxer from Ubahu village, Amaigbo, Nigeria, who emigrated to Liverpool and later to the United States of America. Tiger was a member of :READ MORE…
Posted on Saturday, August 30th, 2014 at 6:05 am.
It has happened before and it will happen again in boxing in the near and distant future. There is a reason why they call boxing the “red district of sports”. Things are going to come to a head soon for the World Boxing Council, Miguel Cotto and Gennady “GGG” Golovkin. According to Tom Loeffler, CEO :READ MORE…
Posted on Friday, August 29th, 2014 at 4:17 am.
With no opponent yet in sight and no real indication that there are any significant talks in play, former WBC super welterweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is still waiting to fight out who will be his next opponent for his third scheduled fight of the year sometime in late November or early December. The three :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, August 27th, 2014 at 6:20 am.
Boxing History: August 25, 1950 Sugar Ray Robinson KO 1 Jose Basora, Scranton. Robinson retains Pennsylvania World Middleweight Title. Robinson ends matters in just 52-seconds. Sugar Ray Robinson (born Walker Smith Jr.; May 3, 1921 – April 12, 1989) was an American professional boxer. Frequently cited as the greatest boxer of all time, Robinson’s performances :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, August 27th, 2014 at 6:03 am.
The World Boxing Council has taken a big step as they have scheduled the purse bid date for the first defense of their newly crowned champion Bermane Stiverne and knockout artist Deontay Wilder. The WBC has announced that an agreement has to be met no later than September 12th by the promoters of both fighters :READ MORE…
Posted on Saturday, August 23rd, 2014 at 5:57 am.
You have to give it to thirty-five year old Marco Antonio “Veneno” Rubio. He really means it when he says he will fight anybody. A lot of fighters go-to answer when asked who you would like to fight next is the general, “I will fight anybody” but when Rubio says it, he means it. In :READ MORE…
Boxing History: November 10, 1983 Marvelous Marvin Hagler W 15 Roberto Duran, Las Vegas. Retains World Middleweight Title. Record won 62 (KO 52) + lost 3 + drawn 2 = 67 Marvelous Marvin Hagler (born Marvin Nathaniel Hagler; May 23, 1954 in Newark, NJ) was Undisputed World Middleweight Champion from 1980 to 1987. Hagler made :READ MORE…
